The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art. - Naguib Mahfouz

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There are men you build a future with, Dani. And then there are men that you know, going in, that you're only making a memory with. I know the difference. . Some memories are worth the price. I'll deal with it.

Naguib Mahfouz

The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

Art, Doubt, Questions, Stories, Values

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The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now on, literate people will consider Arab literature also. We deserve that recognition.

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Only the poor are handicapped by honor.

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Writing is for men who can think and feel, not mindless sensation seekers out of nightclubs and bars. But these are bad times. We are condemned to work with upstarts, clowns who no doubt got their training in a circus and then turned to journalism as the appropriate place to display their tricks.

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I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.

Answer, Beautiful, Love Yourself, Relax, Says

Freedom of expression must be considered sacred and thought can only be corrected by counter thought.

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It is better, so the Fourth Amendment teaches us, that the guilty sometimes go free than the citizens be subject to easy arrest.

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The genius of the French language, descended from its single Latin stock, has triumphed most in the contrary direction - in simplicity, in unity, in clarity, and in restraint.

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